Lee Young-wook
South Korean baseball player
Lee Young-wook (born October 11, 1985, in Seoul) is an outfielder who is a free agent. He previously played for the Samsung Lions, and Kia Tigers in the Korea Professional Baseball. He bats and throws left-handed.
Amateur career
Lee attended Choongang High School in Seoul. In 2003, his last season playing for them, Lee led his team to runners-up at the Phoenix Flag National Championship, finishing third in batting (.450).
In 2004, Lee entered Dongguk University. In July 2006, as a junior at Dongguk University, Lee got his first call-up to the South Korea national baseball team and competed in the team's three friendly baseball matches against the USA national baseball team in Durham, North Carolina, as a starting center fielder. He hit a single off future Orioles top pitching prospect Jake Arrieta in Game 3 but struggled at the plate during the series, going 1-for-6 with a run.
Notable international careers
Professional career
Lee was selected by the Samsung Lions with the 48th pick of the 2008 KBO Draft. In 2008 Lee only played in 14 games and went 0-for-7, spending most of his rookie season in the Korea Baseball Futures League.
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